Life Insurance
Life insurance news and analysis, with coverage of life insurance market trends, and of life insurance regulatory, compliance and legislative issues .
Tech Firm Updates Administration System
By Staff WriterLIDP Consulting Services Inc. has released the 2008 version of The Administrator.The Administrator is a Web-based system for administering life insurance agencies, and for administering ...
April 10, 2008
VA Players Team To Reach Fee-Based AdvisorsThe Phoenix Companies Inc. will be selling a new no-load annuity through wirehouses, regional broker-dealers, financial institutions and other fee-based channels.Phoenix, Hartford, developed the new ...
April 09, 2008
Financial Firms Apply To Acquire Fixed Annuity IssuerGlobal Secured Capital L.L.C. and DLB Capital L.L.C. are joining to make a $52 million offer for Western United Life Assurance Company.Global, Armonk, N.Y., and ...
April 09, 2008
Unkefer & Associates' Christmas celebrationThirty-four people gathered together with Unkefer & Associates employees in December to join in a Christmas celebration and mark a company milestone of topping $3 billion in annuity and life insurance sales. The event was held atop the tallest
April 09, 2008
How well are you financially prepared if a catastrophic event were to occur tomorrow?If you mean if I died tomorrow, then yes. Both my wife and I have life insurance, so if something bad did happen, I know she would be taken care of." - David C., 59Wantagh, N.Y. That's a scary question. I would hope so, but it would depend on a
April 09, 2008
How aware are your children about your retirement portfolio, life insurance policies, will and/or estate plan?Probably not as aware as they should be. You know, I don't think I've ever sat down with the two of them to discuss this type of stuff. They're both busy with their own lives, and it's not really a family dinner type of conversation." -
April 09, 2008
LTCI coverage offered in stagesConsumers want choice, whether they are shopping for televisions, automobiles or long term care insurance. MetLife has come up with an LTCI product that gives consumers the choice of two plans. Custom Advantage is for individuals getting ready to
April 09, 2008
Life insurance industry forecast positive"Overall," says Terence Martin, senior analyst at Conning Research, "the industry should continue to sustain historically strong margins, even in the face of lower investment returns and the need to support a growing capital base."Those words